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McLendon Clinical Laboratories Announce Clinical Laboratory Science Alumna Martha McGee as Director 

April 12, 2019
Martha McGee, a 1993 graduate of the Divison of Clinical Laboratory Science, has assumed leadership as director of McLendon Clinical Laboratories, the in-house laboratories for the Medical Center and Health Care. She began her work as director in February, following the retirement of Connie Bishop. As a high...

Your Health Radio Features Issack Boru

April 10, 2019
Your Health Radio, an initiative from the Department of Family Medicine, recently our faculty member Issack Boru.  

Health Talk Features Jennifer “Jenny” Womack, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

April 9, 2019
Health Talk recently featured Jennifer “Jenny” Womack, PhD, OTR/L, in a story providing insight about safety tips for older drivers.

Department of Allied Health Sciences HEELS Summer Intensive Set to Launch in Summer 2019

April 5, 2019
In summer 2019, the Department of Allied Health Science (DAHS), in partnership with TEACCH, the School of Education, and the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities, will host the inaugural HEELS Summer Intensive, a week-long skills camp for young adults with intellectual disabilities to enjoy campus at -Chapel Hill, to build...

Nancy Bagatell, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, and Team at TEACCH Receive National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) Grant

April 5, 2019
Nancy Bagatell, PhD, and director of the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, is an investigator on a three-year grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). The grant aims to examine the effectiveness of TEACCH School Transition to Employment and Postsecondary Education Program (T-STEP) for young...

Jennifer Womack, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Named Associate Director of Partnerships in Aging Program

April 4, 2019
Partnerships in Aging Program (PiAP), a campus-wide initiative in the University’s Office of the Provost, has recently named Jennifer “Jenny” Womack, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, as its associate director. Womack is a clinical professor in the Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, housed in the ...

NDSS Alumna Receives the Maureen Berkeley Award from American Society of Electroencephalographic Technicians (ASET)

April 2, 2019
Kristy Fox, an alumna from the Neurodiagnostic and Sleep Science program (NDSS), was recently awarded the Maureen Berkeley Award by the American Society of Electroencephalographic Technicians (ASET) for her capstone project entitled F.I.R.E.S. that was published in the Neurodiagnostic Journal.  Fox’s interest in the topic of febrile infection-related epilepsy syndrome...

-Chapel Hill Clinical Laboratory Science Service Society Spring 2019 updates

April 1, 2019
Five years ago, students in the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science launched the -CH Clinical Laboratory Science Service Society. The organization is dual-purpose: to promote the profession of clinical laboratory science and to give students an opportunity to interact with one another outside the classroom in ways that provide other learning...

Kristine Barnette Receives 2019 Louise Ward Excellence in Teaching Award

April 1, 2019
Kristine Barnette ’07, received the Louise Ward Excellence in Teaching Award from the Division of Clinical Laboratory Science. The award is presented annually to a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in teaching. Barnette is the manager of the division’s student laboratory.